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Saving energy with NeuroomNet

With a management system, you can auto­ma­ti­cally switch all devices on and off to reduce running times and power consump­tion!

The problem of energy inef­fi­ci­ency

There are some devices, such as prin­ters or copiers and even coffee machines, that consume energy even when they are “swit­ched off”, i.e. in standby mode.
Individually, this may not be much, but here, the consump­tion adds up just because of the number of devices.
Consider how many people from your staff switch off their compu­ters but not their moni­tors when they leave their work­places.

But be careful:
Espe­ci­ally in media tech­no­logy instal­la­tions, you cannot and do not want to switch all devices off and on manu­ally. The personnel costs that arise in this way may exceed the savings.

This is how you save energy with NeuroomNet

  • Control devices from diffe­rent manu­fac­tu­rers and switch them off when they are not needed, thereby effec­tively saving electricity
  • Various control options, ever­y­thing can be swit­ched off and on manu­ally at the touch of a button, little personnel costs
  • Calendar func­tions and auto­ma­tisms, set times for switching, as well as any exceptions to these times

Small digital exhi­bits in the museum

With our NeuroomNet control system, the systems can be swit­ched on auto­ma­ti­cally during opening hours and then swit­ched off again. If there are 25 exhi­bits of this kind in the museum, the electricity costs amount to approx. 9.750 € per year for 10 hours of opera­tion per day.
But if the systems are not swit­ched on auto­ma­ti­cally but run 24 hours a day, additional costs of up to 14.625 € per year can arise, which could have been avoided!

Struc­ture
Devices~Consump­tionUnit
1x PC/Computer200Wh
1x 36″ Monitor35Wh
1x 15″ Touch­screen15Wh

 

 

 

Conti­nuous opera­tion 24/7

At 24h/day, 7 days/week and 52 weeks/year
Consump­tion: approx. 200 kWh/year
Cost per exhibit at 45 cents/kWh: 990 €/year

Opti­mized func­tion

At 10h/Tag, 7 days/week and 50 Weeks/year
Consumption/year: approx. 900 kWh/year
Cost per exhibit at 45 cents/kWh: 405 €/year

consumes
250 Wh

Possible
Savings of
14.625 €
per year

Large digital exhi­bits in the museums

If there are 25 exhi­bits of this kind in the museum, the electricity costs can amount to approx. 28.125 € per year with a daily running time of 10h. You can read below why it is not a good idea to switch the systems ‚hard‘. If the systems run at night and during the company holi­days, i.e. if they are not swit­ched off auto­ma­ti­cally, there are possible additional costs of 42.700 € per year.

Struc­ture
Devices~Consump­tionUnit
1x PC/Computer200Wh
1x Projector400Wh
1x Control system100Wh
1x Touch­screen25Wh

 

 

 

Conti­nuous opera­tion 24/7

At 24h/day, 7 days/week and 52 weeks/year
Consumption/year: ca. 6.300 kWh/year
Cost per exhibit at 45 cents/kWh: 2.835 €/year

Opti­mized func­tion

At 10h/day, 7 days/week and 50 weeks/year
Consumption/year: approx. 2.500 kWh/year
Cost per exhibit at 45 cents/kWh: 1.125 €/year

consumes
725 Wh

Possible
Savings of
42.750 €
per year

Video split wall with 9 screens

When a split wall with nine 55“ displays is operated for seven hours a day, the annual electricity costs are approx. 3.780 € per year. If the system is not swit­ched off at times when people are not looking at the displays, there are possible additional costs of 5.650 € per year.

Struc­ture
Devices~Consump­tionUnit
1x PC/Computer200Wh
9x Displays250Wh

 

 

 

Conti­nuous opera­tion 24/7

At 24h/day, 7 days/week and 52 weeks/year
Consump­tion: approx. 21.000 kWh/year
Costs at 45 cents/kWh: 9.450 €/year

Opti­mized func­tion

At 10h/day, 7 days/week and 50 weeks/year
Consump­tion: approx. 8.400 kWh/year
Costs at 45 cents/kWh 3.780 €/year

consumes
2.400 Wh

Possible
savings of
5.650 €
per year

Confe­rence rooms with LED projec­tors

If a company has five confe­rence rooms that are used for about three hours a day during the week, this results in electricity costs of about 1.200 € per year. If the equip­ment is not only swit­ched on during the hours of use but during the entire office hours, this results in additional costs of about 2.000 €. But if the systems are never swit­ched off, there are possible additional costs of over 12.800 € per year.

Struc­ture
Devices~Consump­tionUnit
1x PC/Computer135Wh
9x LED Projec­tors400Wh
1x Audio tech­no­logy100Wh
1x AV-Matrix80Wh

 

 

 

Conti­nuous opera­tion 24/7

At 24h/day, 7 days/week and 52 weeks/year
Consumption/year: approx. 6.250 kWh/year
Costs per confe­rence room at 45 cents/kWh: 2.810 €/year

Office hours opera­tion 8/5

At 8h/day, 5 days/week and 52 weeks/year
Consumption/year: approx. 1.430 kWh/year
Costs per confe­rence room at 45 cents/kWh: 643 €/year

Opti­mized func­tion

At 3h/day, 5 days/week and 50 weeks/year
Consumption/year: approx. 535 kWh/year
Costs per confe­rence room at 45 cents/kWh: 240 €/year

consumes
715 Wh

Possible
Savings of
12.800 €
per year

PC work­sta­tion with medium equip­ment

Compu­ters, screens, and peri­pherals can of course be swit­ched on and off manu­ally. If a company has 100 work­sta­tions, the electricity costs add up to 11.520 € over the year with 8 hours of opera­tion per day. ­
However, if 15% of the employees never switch off their devices, but ­leave them ­running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, this results in ­possible ­additional costs of 7.700 € per year.

Struc­ture
Devices~Consump­tionUnit
1x PC/Computer135Wh
1x Monitor25Wh

 

 

 

Conti­nuous opera­tion 24/7

At 24h/day, 7 days/week and 52 weeks/year
Consump­tion: approx. 1.397 kWh/year
Cost per workspace at 45 cents/kWh: 628 €/year

Opti­mized func­tion

At 8h/day, 5 days/week und 40 weeks/year
Consump­tion: approx. 256 kWh/year
Cost per workspace at 45 cents/kWh: 115 €/year

consumes
715 Wh

Possible
Savings of
7.700 €
per year

Auto­mated switching

saves time and money!

Of course, these examples do not repre­sent the complete range of all media tech­no­logy ­compon­ents in a company.
There are also other devices such as prin­ters, copiers, and even ­coffee machines, which ­consume energy even when „swit­ched off“, i.e. in standby mode.
Individually, this may not be much, but here the consump­tion also adds up due to the number of devices alone. Think about how many people in your orga­niza­tion switch off their compu­ters but not their screens when they leave their work­places.
In prac­tice, the actual power consump­tion of media tech­no­logy equip­ment can only be checked by conti­nuous measu­re­ments. For example, a PC requires twice as much power under full capa­city as in “normal opera­tion”. In media tech­no­logy instal­la­tions, it is, however, also possible that full capa­city is “normal mode”. In addi­tion, the compon­ents may consume diffe­rent amounts of energy depen­ding on the manu­fac­turer.

Espe­ci­ally in media tech­no­logy instal­la­tions, it is not possible or desi­rable to switch all devices on and off manu­ally.
The resul­ting personnel costs may exceed the savings. It is wort­hwhile to think about auto­ma­tion with NeuroomNet, espe­ci­ally as this allows you to benefit from the advan­tage of the monitoring feature. This means that all ­systems are moni­tored at all times to ensure a better expe­ri­ence for ­custo­mers and visi­tors.
For this task, a control system such as NeuroomNet must not only know the device proto­cols, in other words, be able to address devices from diffe­rent manu­fac­tu­rers but also have various setting options and calendar func­tions. On the one hand, you will be able to switch ever­y­thing off and on manu­ally at the touch of a button. On the other hand, you can define fixed times for ­switching as well as any exceptions to these times. For example, during holiday periods or on public holi­days, the lights should be swit­ched on in a diffe­rent way than usual.

For more examples and expl­ana­tions, take a look at our documentation.